Women are more likely to be widowed than are men for three primary reasons. What is one of these reasons?

A. Women have a shorter life expectancy.
B. Wives are typically younger than their husbands.
C. Women have lower infant-mortality rates.
D. Widowed women are more likely to remarry than are widowed men.


Answer: B

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